Foxglove (Digitalis lanata) seeds
- Mediterranean foxglove variety with dark, veined, white blossoms. Provides the commodity for the known Digitalis heart preparations. All plant parts are very poisonous.
- Contents: Approx. 1000 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.99
Content: 1000 Single seed
Product number: DIG01 GTIN: 4250601202174
Description
The beauty of this “woolly” Greek foxglove lies in the contrast of its dark veins of the white flower.
Together with the common foxglove, as the medically most effective variety, it provides the commodity for the well-known Digitalis heart preparations. It's often grown for pharmaceutical purposes but is also a very decorative half-shrub for the garden.
As a medicinal plant for self-medication, the foxglove isn't suitable as it's very hard to dose and as the medicinal effect and the toxic effect lie close to each other.
Caution: The whole plant is very poisonous and is particularly dangerous for children!
Together with the common foxglove, as the medically most effective variety, it provides the commodity for the well-known Digitalis heart preparations. It's often grown for pharmaceutical purposes but is also a very decorative half-shrub for the garden.
As a medicinal plant for self-medication, the foxglove isn't suitable as it's very hard to dose and as the medicinal effect and the toxic effect lie close to each other.
Caution: The whole plant is very poisonous and is particularly dangerous for children!
Plant profile
| Use | Medicinal plant, Ornamental plant |
|---|---|
| Lifecycle | Biennial |
| Species | Plantaginaceae |
| Eventual height | 40-80 cm |
| Flower colour | Brown, White, Yellow |
| Flowering months | July, June, May |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | July, June |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 0 cm |
| Germination temperature | 15-20°C |
| Soil type | Fresh, Sandy |
| Sunlight | Full sun, Shade |
| Planting distance | 30 cm |
Sowing and care
Biennial to perennial weed. Outdoor sowing possible in summer. When growing in preculture, mixing the very small foxglove seeds with sand will be profitable in order to reach a consistent distribution of the seeds. Loves sunny locations.
Other names
Botanical name: Digitalis lanata, D. epiglottidea, D. ferruginea, D. orientalis
German: Woll-Fingerhut, Wolliger Fingerhut, Griechischer Fingerhut
English: Woolly Foxglove, Grecian Foxglove
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